Tag Archives: Life

I Lost 38 Pounds in 7 Months

Click the link now to find out just how Zakia went from a size 18 in pants to a size 13 in only 7 months.

You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide

I had looked forward to Sunday morning all week.  After an unexpected, poorly planned move to a different city at the beginning of my semester, I had been running late to just about everything every-single-day. It was quite a small change that impacted me tremendously. Before I knew it I was driving longer distances, and […]

Self Love: Is It Achievable If You’ve Been Hurt?

Resisting the urge to be extremely lazy today, I put on my running sneakers to go for a run. It is just too beautiful outside to pass up the opportunity. You may be wondering, “What does running have to do with self-love?” Just stick with me, I promise, I’m getting there. Lol. Just around the […]

The Truthful Lie: How One Man Found the Truth Inside of the Lie

One thing that I have learned in life is that many may claim to be one thing yet in reality they are not. Seeing as how this was the way of life I learned to always keep up the appearances everything was perfect even at times when I was not. To show others that I […]

Knowing Your Season

Encouraging Scripture:  Psalm 105:4 “Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.” (KJV) Luke 10:38-42 “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. He had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha […]

Lose The Wait

    “Lose The Wait” was the title of my pastor’s sermon this past sunday. When it was first read aloud, we thought he meant, “Lose The Weight.” The congregation had a nice laugh before our pastor brought forth a very powerful message that The Lord had placed on his heart. It was after service […]

Who’s Lord of Your Life?

“Who is Lord of Your life?” has been ringing in my thoughts all week. It was first introduced to my thoughts because of the two young women I had studied the bible with. This week they both were baptized and declared Jesus Christ as Lord of their lives. The second time this question popped in […]

There is Hope at The Cross

Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, […]